American diplomatic chief goes to Egypt to encourage ceasefire

As the war between Israel and Hamas prepares to enter its fifth month, the American diplomatic chief is heading to Egypt on the morning of Tuesday, February 6. Antony Blinken began his fifth regional tour in Saudi Arabia on Monday with the aim of advancing negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At the end of the day, it will then go to Qatar, another country acting as an intermediary, before moving on to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Follow our live stream.

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Alongside these diplomatic talks, Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire took place in the areas of Rafah and Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry of the Hamas-led government reported 107 deaths in the past 24 hours. The same source announced on Tuesday that 27,585 people, mostly women, children and teenagers, had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.

A critical humanitarian situation. During his visit, especially in Israel, Anthony Blink should also emphasize the urgency of allowing humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, which is besieged and mired in a major humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, new arrivals in Rafah, where 1.3 million internally displaced people are concentrated in enclaves, have 1.5 to 2 liters of water per day for drinking, cooking and washing. Cases of chronic diarrhea among children are skyrocketing.

Conflict is spreading in the area. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, security company Embry reported a drone shot that caused some damage to a British cargo ship in the Red Sea. A new example of the expansion of the conflict into the rest of the Middle East due to attacks by the “axis of resistance” allied around Iran, which includes, in addition to Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Iraqi militia and the Yemeni Houthis.